3 Simple Ways to a Happier, Healthier Gut
Take these steps for belly health and watch your mood improve.
Digestive Health, Gastroenterology, Microbiome
Take these steps for belly health and watch your mood improve.
Digestive Health, Gastroenterology, Microbiome
UNC center one of few in region regularly performing specialized procedure on esophagus
Gastroenterology
New research led by scientists at the UNC School of Medicine and NC State University demonstrates the effectiveness of using prebiotics to change the composition of the gut microbiome of those suffering from lactose intolerance.
Digestive Health, Research
Vimal Derebail, MD, MPH, is co-first author of the study and Abhijit Kshirsagar, MD, MPH, is co-senior author. Both are members of the UNC Kidney Center.
Genetics, Hepatology, Research
By eliminating specific foods from patients’ diets, symptoms improved in 71 percent of patients.
Digestive Health, Nutrition
Silymarin or “milk thistle,” a popular herbal dietary supplement that many people take for liver ailments, works no better than placebo in patients with chronic hepatitis C infection.
Chronic Illness, Clinical Trials, Hepatitis C, Hepatology, Nutrition, Treatment, Wellness